Miami officials say crowds along Ocean Drive remained strikingly thin over the second peak weekend of spring break 2026, as Miami Beach’s multi-year enforcement strategy of heavy police presence, street barricades, and steep parking fees continued to deter large gatherings of college students and partygoers. As the weekend kicked off this past Saturday, visitors strolling…
Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is renewing his push to strip legal protections from tech companies after reports that the suspected Florida State University shooter used ChatGPT extensively while planning last year’s campus attack. “For years, Big Tech has been allowed to profit from dangerous content with zero accountability, while victims are left with…
Sebring International Raceway has announced plans host their 75th running of the Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring on March 20, 2027, launching a year-long celebration with the unveiling of a commemorative logo. The logo incorporates two parallel blue racing stripes on a white background—evoking the iconic livery of early 1950s American race cars—positioned behind…
Florida Highway Patrol’s Criminal Alien Apprehension Team (CAAT), in coordination with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), apprehended 15 individuals unlawfully present in the United States during a targeted enforcement operation in Key Largo on March 9. The operation, part of the ongoing Operation Tidal Wave, resulted in the arrests of nationals from Cuba, El…
Reports now indicate Florida Commerce Secretary J. Alex Kelly sent a letter to Ft. Meade Mayor Jaret Landon Williams cautioning that the city’s proposed 4.4-million-square-foot hyperscale data center campus northwest of downtown remains far from ready to move forward, citing significant risks to Central Florida’s energy capacity, water resources and transportation infrastructure.  Kelly described…
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has announced that the state will construct a new fishing pier on the Manatee County side of the Bob Graham Sunshine Skyway Bridge and undertake major renovations to the existing pier on the Pinellas County side, following structural damage from Hurricane Milton in 2024. Speaking at a news conference at Pier…
Florida lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill establishing a pilot program that would allow the state to accept stablecoins for certain government fees, positioning Florida as a leader in digital asset adoption. The House passed the Senate version of SB 1568 by a 108-3 vote after waiving rules for a swift final…
A still exploded Friday morning at Storm Distillery in downtown Inverness, sparking a massive fire that injured three people and forced the temporary closure of the courthouse square. The blast at the distillery, located on North Apopka Ave. near Courthouse Square, was powerful enough to be heard more than a mile away. It occurred shortly…
A husband and wife are behind bars facing first-degree murder charges after a botched illegal eviction turned deadly on Monday, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. James Sidney Llanos, 47, and Lizeina Marie Cepeda, 39, were arrested following an investigation into the fatal shooting of 30-year-old Travon Jackson. Both suspects are being held without…
Sebring International Raceway has long been featured in racing video games and simulators, but it may soon make its debut in one of the world’s most popular open-world franchises. According to an article published by The Drive, fan analysis of a crowdsourced map on stateofleonida.net and details from the 2022 Grand Theft Auto VI leaks…